Addressing machine



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Patented Nov. 30, 1943 U N ITED STATE S PATENT `OF'l='I('1-l`.

ADDRESSING MACHINE -HarmonP. Elliott, Watertown, Mass.

Application July 2, 1941, Serial No. 400,770

A(Cl. 101-48) 11 Claims.

This invention relates to 'machines for printing and addressing publicservice and like bills and the invention is illustrated herein asembodied in a machine of the general type disclosed in United StatesLetters .Patent No. 1,985,247 granted December 25, 1934,1on anapplication led in my name.

A public service bill, such'for instanceas a Water bill, frequentlyconsists vof several connected sections. Each bill, as a whole,has thesame printed matter but different bills have diierent addresses. Theseveral connected sections of the same bill, however, are all providedwith the same address. vThe various sections are used for differentpurposes. 'For example, in the bill which is a product of theillustrated machine, which has three'sections, the left hand section isarranged to be cut oi 'and mailed to the customer. vThe tworemainingsections of the bill vareretained at the officer and are ledaway.

The middle section of the bill, which section contains substantially thesame data as the left hand section, is severed from the right handsection and mailed to the customer Whose bill has not been paid on orbefore a. due date marked on the bill sections. The right hand sectionis retained in the onice and is used for record purposes,a space beingprovidedon this'. section of the bill 'in which payments made by thecustomer are -recorded.

/ address the back or under surface of the card to which a postage stampmay be affixed. AIt is essential, of course, that the address on the'back of the section correspond to the-address on the 'front of the card.This Asecond addressing operation on the bill section is performed priorto printing the fixedv data on the bill and from the sameprinting-device which applied the addresses to the front side orsurfaceof the bill sections.

vOne object of the present invention, accordingly, is to provide anAaddressing machine wherein the same address may beV appliedboth tothefront and rear surfaces of a bill. 'In accordance with this object, one'feature of the invention resides in mechanism'arranged to reverse thepaper web between printingl operations on one-surface of .the webandprinting operaltions on the other surface of the web. 'In theillustrated machine, the Areversing.operationiis vperformed in suchamanner thatI the addressprinting `devices are fed forwardly-intoandffout of the addressing mechanisms in the samedi-recgenerally uponthe "construction and` operation of ybill printing and addressinglmachines.

With the above and other objects andffeatures 'in view, the inventionwill now'be describedffwith reference to the accompanying drawings 'inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of' -`the'right hand=end;or address-applyingportion-fof a-fbillfprintinglimarchine embodying the-present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view inf front elevationmofithe' portion of the` machineshown in"Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic View ofi the billf'printing lmachinein whichtherpresent' invention is embodied;

`Fig.`4 is a viewv in cross-'sectionitakeni'along the line ll-ll ofFig.'- 1;

Fig. 5 isa detail' plan view offthepaper'estri-p take-up mechanism ftaken alongf the:` -linef-i Fig. 6 is a detailview ofthejbillfstripiguide track .at the stripreversing part taken-alongtheline G-f--of Figfl;

Fig. 7 is a planV viewof the-frontfaceof/abill which is the product-ofthe mach-ine; and

Fig. 8 is a plan View of the back face ofi the The bill printing-andaddressing'machineembodyingthe Ipresent invention.-cornprises-.aathorizontal table l0 which supports `the operating parts of the machineand'is supported by aframe l2. The machine is provided-witha-pa-iro-reciprocating addressingmechanisms ilband J I6 operable`in'succession upon the samemddress- 'bearing printing device, herein a4stencilf-for ment for the bill.

The machine is also provided with* feed-'cork base ,of the machine.

rupstanding bearing brackets (not shown).

verting means 28 which converts the continuous movement of the web intointermittent movement in such manner that the web remains stationary attimes during the operation of the addressing mechanisms I4 and I6 and insuch position that the addresses are printed on different sections inaccurate registration with printed data. which is subsequently to beapplied to the bill.

The means for printing the front face of the bills includes al fro-ntprinting mechanism 22 which prints the common data E on the front faceof the bill in register with the addresses thereon and also advances theweb in a continuous manner. Back printing mechanism 24 is also providedwhich prints common dataFon the back face of each bill. Severingmechanism 26 is also provided which severs the completed successivebills from the web or strip. p

The various operative elements of the machine are driven by a powermechanism 28,1-ig. 4 which is of 'a well-known type and is located inthe The power mechanism 28 includes a continuously rotatable motordriven shaft 38, belt-driven from the motor 3|, and a 4slower speedshaft 32, the rotation of which is 4controlled through suitable clutchcontrolled mechanism 34. The shaft 32 is positively connected throughsprockets and a chain 36 with a short'shaft 38 which is journalledbeneath the table in a bracket 40. The shaft 38 is provided withasprocket 42 which drives a sprocket 44 through a chain 48. 'Ihesprocket 44 is fixed to an Ioperating and timing shaft 48 which islocated at the rear of and above the table |0 and isjournalled inlengthwise relation to the table in The shaft 48 makes one completerevolution for each complete bill and operates all of the essentialelements of the machine except the printing rolls and plat-r ens of theaddressing mechanisms in timed re" lation with each other as willpresently appear.

.The shaft 38 has secured to its right hand end a sprocket 54 whichdrives, through a sprocket chain 56 and a sprocket 58 xed to ahorizontalF .g1-5

shaft 60, cam means for reciprocating the plat` ens and printing rollsof the addressing mechanism. The shaft 60 is journalled in dependingbrackets 62 carried by the lower surfaceof` the table. The shaft 68makes as many complete revolutions per bill as there are sections in thebill. The machine describedvherein is designed to make a billhavingthreev sections. Thus', the shaft 60 makes three complete revolutionsper bill.

The paper from which the bills are made is in -the form of a web 64contained in a roll 65 which is located adjacent to the right hand endof the table I8 and is supported in suitable brackets The roll isprevented from unrolling at a greater rate than the paper is Withdrawntherefrom by any suitable brake or other friction means (not shown). Thepaper web is withdrawn from the roll in a continuous manner .and at arate which is slightly although definitely, greater than the rate ofadvance of the web Vthrough. the printing mechanism so that the webforms a loop 68, from which loop the web is :drawn by the web advancingmechanism without effort.

Thel web passes over a guide bar 6l, Figs. 2 and the table I8.

fixed on a shaft 1| journalled in bearings formed in the lower endportion of brackets 13 xed to the machine bed l0 which shaft isconnected through Initer gears 12 with a shaft 14 journalled in a,bracket 'l5 and positively driven from the right hand end of the shaft60 by a sprocket 'I6 which drives a sprocket 18 fixed to the left handend of the shaft 'I4 through a sprocket chain 88. The paper web ispressed onto the periphery of the feed vroll by an idler roll 82 whichis carried at the ends of arms 84 pivoted on a shaft 86 journalled inright hand extensions of the brackets 13. A lever 88 is pivotedconcentrically with the roll 'IU and has a pin 90 which, when the lever88 is moved to the right as shown in Fig. 2, raises the arms 84 andthereby raises the roll 82, thus arresting the driving of the web 64.The free end of the lever 88 is located above the table withinconvenient reach of the operator who is intended to operate the leverand thus momentarily arrest the feeding of the web when the loop 68becomes too long.

The web 64 passes upwardly from the loop 68 and over the vertical Wallof a wab guide 92. An electric contact member 94 rides on the web and,upon breakage of the web, will make contact with the wall of theguideway thereby completing an electric circuit which not only sounds analarm but also stops the machine in a manner not herein essential toexplain.

An idler roll S6 is mounted in downwardly depending brackets 98 i'lXedto the under surface of the table l0. The web passes upwardly from theguide .Q2 to the guide roller 96 and thence horizontaliy from one end tothe other of the machine and in succession to the various operating andprinting mechanisms. The position of Athe web 64 with respect totheoperating mech- A addressing heads |4 and I6 includes also a stencilholder |08 which contains a vertical stack of stencils, |89 thesuccessive lowermost ones of which are moved out of the holder insuccessive order by a pusher member ||0 and into and advanoed in step bystep manner along a pair of 1 parallel stencil tracks or guideways ||2which pivoted to the front end of a lever |3 pivoted intermediate itsends on a vertical stud 5 fixed to the table. The rear end of the leverhas an upstanding cam follower ,located in the cam groove ||9 of a cam|2| fixed to the operating shaft 48. The arrangement is such that onesten- -cil is advanced for each complete rotation of the shaft 48.

VThe addressing mechanisms 4 and I6 are of usualand identicalconstruction and are timedto operate simultaneously. It will benecessary, therefore, to describe only one of these mechanisms indetail. Each addressing mechanism includes an ink printing or impressionroll I'I8` which is provided with ink by suitable inking mechanism. Theprinting roll IIB. is located above the stencil track and journalled inthe. forward end portions of armsf|20i forming a part' of aframe |22pivotally supported by a shaft |24'.

carried by a bracket |25. Each roll ||8. is provided with a cooperatingplaten |26 which is` located beneath the web 64 at the forwardk ends ofarms |28 pivoted at |29 to the bracket |25; The platen is reciprocatedtoward and away from the stencil tracks by means including a lever |30which is pivoted on a shaft |32 carried by the `bracket |25 and has anupwardly directed extension providedv with a cam face |34V which isadapted to engage a cam roller |35 of and` to raise and lower theplaten. The lever |30 is connected by apivoted link |36 with adownwardly extending arm |38 of the printing roll supporting frame sothat the reciprocation of the lever |30 causes the platen |26 and theroll I|8 to move toward and away from each other.

The lever |30 is reciprocated by an eccentric have been made thereon asthere are sections in l the bill. For a three-section bill, as hereshown, there will be three addressing operations.

As hereinbefore stated, the addressing mechanism I6 operatessimultaneously with the addressing mechanism I 4. The addressingmechanism I6, however, prints the address of a stencil contained in astencil track upon the back face of the web. The web is advancedfollowing each addressing operation of the addressing mechanism I4 andpasses through an invertingA or reversing mechanism |44 before the samesection of the web reaches the address printing mechanism I6.

As shown most clearly in Figs. 2, 3, and 6, the web 64 passes beneathand through the addressing mechanism I4 and thence over a roll |46 anddownwardly and under a web-inverting roll |48 which is mounted forrotation at an angle of substantially 45 to the path of movement of theweb 84. The roll |48 is rotatably mounted inA bearing blocks |50 thatare vertically adjustablel in an upstanding U-shaped bracket |52 whichis suitably secured to the base I2 of the machine. The bracket |52 isprovided with vertical slots |54 for receiving bolts |56 fixed to thebearing blocks |50. The paper web passes upwardly from the roll |48 overa guide roll |58 andthence between the web guide members |20. It is tobe noted that the table I of the machine is cut away, as illustrated inFig. 6, to receive a plate |60 to the-lower surface of which the rolls|46 andy |58 are rotatably mounted in suitable bearings. The paper web64 is threaded under the roll |48 so that the bottom surface of the web64 inv the downward pass of theweb is visible from the front of themachine. Thus in the upward pass of the web, the top surface of thewebis exposed to view and the top surface which .is exposed t0 view in theupward pass of the web is incontact with the guide roll |58 and thus thesurfaces of the web are inverted or reversed by means of the reversingmechanism |44 andwhat was originally the bottom surface of theweb is.-now the upper surface which is to be exposed to the action of theaddressing mechanism. I6;

The distance, measured along the length of the paper web, between thetwo addressing mechanisms I4 and I6 plus the loop formed by thereversing roll |48 is equal to three bill lengths, for the particularmachine herein illustrated. The center line distance between the twoaddressing mechanisms I4 and I6 along the-stencil track is. equal to thelength of three stencils.y Thus, when three addresses havebeen appliedto the web 64 from one stencil that stencil is fed out of position belowthe addressing mechanism I4 andthe portion of the web which is addressedis moved step-by-step from below the addressing mechanism I4; The nextsuccessive stencil then has three addressing operations performedthereon and then that stencil is fed out of position below theaddressing mechanism I4. 'I'hev same number of operations are performedon the next two succeeding stencils. The stencil which was first inaddressing position below the addressing mechanism |4 has now been movedinto addressing position below the addressing mechanismv I6. VAt thesame time, of course, the web 64 has been fed forwardly and the webinverted' or reversed so that the portion of the web which received-thefirst address from the first stencil is located below the addressingmechanism I6. Thus, the addressing mechanism I6 will perform threeaddressing operations upon thebackface of the web 64 and then thatstencil will beV fed out of addressing position and into the stencil.receiving holder II6, as hereinbefore described. By this means, thefront and rear or top and bottom surfaces of the web 64 are providedwith the same addresses which are in transverse alignment with eachother and in the same bill section.

VSuccessive addressing operations are performed on successive stencils;and the web 64 af-ter having been addressed on both sides passes fromthe second addressing mechanism I6 to the scoringv mechanism I8. Thismechanism includes an arm |62, Fig. 3, which is pivoted intermediate itsends to a bracket |64 fixed to the top surface of the table I0 and atits forward end carries a perforating or scoring knife |66. The rear endof the arm |62 is provided with a cam roll |68 which engages a cam disc|10 fixed to the shaft 48. The cam disc |10 has two notchesv I'IItherein into which the cam roll falls to permit the arm |62 to bedropped to cause the perforating knife |66 to score the paper. Theparticular bill which is the product of the present invention is scoredin two places and hence the scoring mechanism operates twice. on eachbill, first to form the left hand scoring line D and second to form theright hand score line D. It` is apparent, however, that there can be asmany notches in the cam disc |10 as there are linesof scoring for eachbill and that the notches will be peripherally spaced in proportion tothe lengths of the sections between the score lines.

The web is advanced from the scoring mechanism through thefeed'converting mechanism 20*` andthence to the front printingvmechanism 22^ with the addresses. This front printing mechanism includesfront printing impression and platen rolls |12, |14 which are mountedfor conjoint rotation. The web is advanced continuously by the rolls |12and |14 at such a rate that one bill length passes from the frontprinting mechanism and the addressing mechanism I6 at the same time.Since, however, the addrssing mechanism has reciprocating elements whichnecessitate the web being stationary at the times that the addressingoperation is performed and since the sections B of each bill are or maybe of unequal length the feed converting mechanism herein providedconverts the continuous advance of the web 64 under the action of afront printing mechanism 22 into an intermittent advance by steps ofsuitable length so that the addresses and the printing data on all thebills will be in constant registration with each other.

The feed converting mechanism 28 is substantially the same as thatdescribed in detail in my above mentioned Letters Patent No. 1,985,- 247to which reference may be made for a more detailed description of theconstruction and operation of this mechanism. The mechanism comprises,as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 3, a vertically reciprocating roll |16located under the paper web which is held down on opposite sides of theroll by guide rolls 11, said feed converting roll is arranged to beVmoved upwardly predetermined distances at predetermined intervals by amulti-lobed cam I 18 xed to the forward end of a substantiallyhorizontal shaft4 |80 driven by miter gears |19 `from the shaft 48, thecam operating on the swinging frame I8 in which the roll |16 isrotatable. The cam |18 is provided with as many repetitions or lobes asthere are address sections of the bill. Since the present machine isdesigned to make three section bills, the cam |18 is illustrated hereinas provided with three lobes |82. The shape of the cam is such that theroll |16 is elevated so Vas to deflect the web 64 laterally of itslength between the guide rolls |11 and to alter the length of the pathof travel of the web and thereby to draw such amount of paper throughthe addressing mechanism which added to the amount advanced by the frontbill mechanism 22 during such movements is the requisite amount of paperadvance through the addressing mechanism for a bill section. The roll|16 is then dropped, leaving a loop of paper which the printing rollsmust exhaust before they can advance the web in the addressingmechanisms. Thus, the web is stationary at times in the addressingmechanisms and during the operation thereof. The amount of draw or liftof each of the cam lobes |82 may be different for bill sections ofdifferent lengths and consequently may be so arranged that the roll |16is operated to draw a greater amount of paper past the addressingmechanisms I4 and I6 for a long bill section than for a short billsection. Thus, while the front printing mechanism 22 operates to advancethe web 84 through the printing mechanism in a continuous manner, themovement of the web is converted into an intermittent advance by aconverting mechanism 20 so that the web is advanced past the addressingmechanism by steps which may vary in length depending uponvthe length ofthe bill sections and the web, of course, is held stationary momentarilyto permit the adwhich prints the data E, Fig. 7, common to all thevbills on the .front .faces thereof in registration,v

dressing mechanisms I4 and I5 to perform vaddressing operations onsuccessive bill sections.

- The addressing mechanisms .I4 and |'6 which as hereinbefore stated aresubstantially identical and are provided with inking mechanisms |86,Fig. 4, which are arranged to supply ink to the printing roll H8. Theinking mechanisms |86 can be of any suitable Vtype and need not befurther described herein except to state that each includes a rolldriving shaft |88 whichV is common to both mechanisms and is drive Figs.2 and 4,*through a belt |92 by the shaft |94, which shaft is driven by abelt from the continuously rotating shaft 30 of the power mechanism 28.The mechanism for supplying ink to front and rear printing mechanisms 22and 24 is not describedV herein, since it is of substantially the sametype as that disclosed in my above mentioned Letters Patent No.1,985,247.

The front and back addressed and front printed web passes from the frontprinting mechanism to the back printing mechanism 24 Where it receivesthe printed data H, Fig. 8, common to all bills and herein common to thefirst two of the three sections of each bill but omitted from the lastor office section. The back printing mechanism is similar to the frontprinting mechanism except that the positions of the impression andplaten rolls are reversed, the impression roll being beneath the web.The rolls of both printing mechanisms have equal diameters and aredriven at the same speed from the shaft 48.

After the web has passed through the front and rearprinting mechanisms22 and 24 and has been completely printed and addressed, it passesthrough the severing mechanism 2B which operates inthe usual manner tosever the successive bills from the web 6:1, the reciprocating shearinglever |96 of the shearing mechanism being operated by the single lobecam |98 of the shaft 48 once for each complete rotation of the shaft.

After the bills have been completely printed and addressed on bothsides, and severed from the web as above described, the severed bills Care sent to the bookkeeping department where the various blanks on theface of the bill are filled in with data indicating, for example, thenumber of cubic feet or gallons of water used, the amount of the billand the date which the bill is due. After the various item spaces havebeen filled in, the left hand section of the bill will be cut off alongthe line K-K. This portion which is substantially the same size as aGovernment postal card has a postage stamp L applied thereto andismailed to the customer. The remaining two sections of the bill arefiled away in the office until such time as the bill is paid or the duedate of the bill has arrived. If,

on the due date, the bill has not been paid byY the customer, theremaining two sections of the bill will be severed along the line M-Mand a stamp L will be applied to the central section and sent to thecustomer to remind him that the bill has not been paid. The right handend or office section of the bill is then led away until the bill ispaid or until the time arrives when the following months bilis are to beprepared and sent to the customer.

The narrow sections to the right of the score lines D of the left handand central bill sections are intended to be severed from the body ofthe sections and presented as coupons with payment of the bill.V It' isapparent that the machine disclosed herein produces a multi-sectionbillwhich is arranged to facilitate bookkeeping procedure and to provide amethod for ling the bills to provide a constant check upon the billspayable to ascertain whether 'or not all of the bills are paid upon thedue date.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1.A In an addressing machine, addressing mechanisms, means forpresenting successive addressbearing printing devices in successionfirst to the action lof one and thence to the action of the other ofsaid mechanisms, means for advancing successive bills in succession fromone to the other mechanism, means for inverting the successive billsafter they have been acted von by one addressing mechanism and beforethey are acted on by the other addressing mechanism whereby bothopposite faces of the bills receive addresses, and means for operatingthe aforesaid means to provide the same address on both faces of any onebill and different addresses on diiferent bills.

2. In an addressing machine, means for advancing a succession ofaddressingr devices. means for eiecting a plurality of addressingimpressions on a single device at each of a plurality of locations,means for advancing the same bill form step by step to the action of thesame device at each of said plurality of locations, means for reversingthe form between addressing locations whereby to apply the same addressto opposite faces of the bill form, and means for presenting differentaddressing devices to action on different bill forms.

3. In an addressing machine, two printing mechanisms, means foradvancing a succession of addressing devices to the action of rst oneand then the other mechanism, means for advancing a bill form to theaction of first one and then the other mechanism in timed relation tothe advance of an addressing device from one to the other printingmechanisms to receive an impression of the same addressing device inboth printing mechanisms, and means for reversing the bill form betweensaid mechanisms.

4. In an addressing machine, two printing mechanisms, means forpresenting the same bill form in succession to both mechanisms, meansfor presenting the same addressing device in succession to bothmechanisms, and means for presenting one face of the bill form to theaction of the addressing device at one printing mechanism and forpresenting the opposite face of the same bill form to the action of thesame addressing device at the other printing mechanism.

5. In an addressing machine, two addressing mechanisms, means foradvancing a succession of address devices rst to the action of one andthen to the action of the other mechanism, means for advancingsuccessive bill forms first to the action of one and then to the actionof the other mechanism, and means for presenting different faces of abill form to the same address device in the two mechanisms.

6. In an addressing machine, two address applying mechanisms, a guidewayfor guiding address devices from one to the other mechanism, means forguiding successive bill forms from one to the other mechanism, means foroperating said mechanisms, means for advancing address devices alongsaid guideway iirst into one and thence into the other mechanismintermittently to change devices in said mechanisms only following apredetermined plurality of operations 'of said mechanisms thereon, meansfor advancing a bill form intermittently through eachofsa'id mechanismsone step following each operation thereof on the same address device andifor presenting a different bill form and a different device to themechanisms, and means for reversing the bill forms in their travel fromone to the other mechanism Yto present one face to the action of onemechanism and device andthe op:- po'site face tothe action of the othermechanism and the same device whereby the same address is applied indifferent parts of the same bill form and also on opposite sidesthereof. I

7. In a bill printing and addressing machine, a rst addressing mechanismincluding means successively operatively engageable with a bill forprinting repetitions of the same address on different sections of onesurface of the bill, a second addressing mechanism including meanssuccessively engageable with the bill for printing repetitions of thesame address as said iirst addressing mechanism on the diiferentsections of the other surface of the same bill, means for presenting asuccession of addressing devices rst to the action of one addressingmechanism and thence to the action of the other mechanism, means forstep by step feed of the bill to and through both addressing mechanisms,and means for reversing the bill between addressing operations of sa-idtwo addressing mechanisms on the diiTerent surfaces of the bill.

8. A bill addressing machine having means for feeding a continuous billweb through the machine, addressing mechanism for printing repetitionsof the same address on a plurality of different sections on one surfaceof the bill web, mechanism for reversing the bill web after the web haspassed through the addressing mechanism, and a second addressingmechanism located a predetermined number of bill lengths of Web travelfrom the rst addressing mechanism for applying repetitions of the sameaddress to the other surface of the same sections to which the addresseswere applied by the first printing mechanism, and means for advancing asuccession of address-bearing printing devices from one addressingmechanism to the other addressing mechanism in succession to present thesame printing device to the same bill of the web in both addressingmechanisms.

9. A bill addressing machine having means for feeding a continuous billweb through the machine, a holder for a stack of printing devices, meansfor moving the printing devices out of the holder and step-by-stcp intosuccessive address printing positions, addressing mechanism located inone printing position for printing repetitions of the same address on aplurality of sections on one surface of the bill web forming a billlength, mechanism for reversing the bill web after the bill web haspassed through the addressing mechanism, and a second addressingmechanism located in another printing position in alignment with theiirst addressing mechanism a predetermined number of bill lengths of webtravel from the first addressing mechanism for applying repetitions ofthe same address to the other surface of the same sections to which theaddresses were applied by the rst addressing mechanism.

l0. In a bill printing and addressing machine,

in combination, two addressing mechanisms, means for advancing asuccession of printing devices to the action of one addressing mechanismand thence to the action of the other addressing mechanism, means foradvancing a succession of bills to the action of one addressingmechanism and thence to the action of the other addressing mechanism,means for operating said printing device advancing means and said billadvancing means to cause each addressing mechanism to impressrepetitions of the address of the same printing device on differentsections of a bill and repetitions of the addresses of differentprinting devices on diilerent bills, and means for reversing the billsbetween addressing mechanisms whereby to provide the bill withrepetitions of the same address on opposite sides of the bill.

11. In an addressing machine, two printing mechanisms, means for feedinga succession of vbills and a succession of printing devices to one ofthe printing mechanisms with one face of each bill at said printingmechanism in coacting relation with a different printing device, meansvfor feeding the succession of bilis and the succession of printingdevices thence to the other printing mechanism with the opposite face ofeach bill at the second printing mechanism in coacting relation with thesame printing device with which that bill coacted in the rst printingmechanism, and means for operating the two said printing mechanismsV toprovide printing impressions from the same printing device on oppositefaces of the same bill and printing impressions from a differentprinting device on the opposite faces of each different bill.

HARMON P. ELLIOTT.

